Ampfield | |
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Village | |
St Mark's Church | |
Location within
Hampshire | |
Population | 1,474 (2001) 1,583 (2011 Census) [1] |
OS grid reference | SU406237 |
Civil parish |
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District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Romsey |
Postcode district | SO51 |
Dialling code | 01794 |
Police | Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
Fire | Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
Ambulance | South Central |
UK Parliament | |
Ampfield is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Test Valley in Hampshire, England, between Romsey, Eastleigh, and Winchester. It had a population at the 2001 census of 1,474, [2] increasing to 1,583 at the 2011 Census. [1]
Ampfield lies on sands and clays of Eocene age near the northern edge of the Hampshire Basin. Ampfield Wood on the London Clay [3] to the north of the village is crossed by the Monarch's Way long distance footpath. The parish includes the hamlets of Knapp and Gosport.
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The village church is St Mark. [5] Its construction took 3 years, finishing in 1841. [5] It has stained glass windows dating from the 1850s. [5]
The Potters Heron Hotel, renowned for its thatched roof, is situated in Ampfield Village.
The author of the Thomas the Tank Engine series of books, Rev. W Awdry, was born in Ampfield Vicarage.
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